Meralgia Paresthetica

Hi @jamie2021, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear your Mom has been suffering from the thigh pain for 2 years with no real help or diagnosis. It is sometimes scary to search for conditions that fit our symptoms on the Internet and since we are not doctors we have a tendency to think the worse. From what I've read there are multiple causes for thigh pain. Here's some more information that may be helpful and it shows Meralgia Paresthetica as a possible cause.

What to know about outer thigh pain: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/outer-thigh-pain

Have you thought about trying to get a second opinion or seeking help at a major teaching hospital or health facility like Mayo Clinic?

Thank you so much for your reply.
I haven't yet. My mom is currently living out the States and we have to bring her in.
Also i feel so lost to where to start the process. I live in California. UCLA, UCI would be the major hospital and there are over 20 doctors in Neurology. I don't know how to choose one...

I wonder if the doctors in Mayo Clinic can guide me to the right doctor who shares the same expertise and have done similar procedure to treat Meralgia Paresthetica.

Dr. Mathew Pingree is the doctor I would love to see at Mayo clinic. Is there a way i could reach him and ask if he has any recommended doctors in west coast?

The process of finding the right treatment is so hard...
Thank you again for your reply. I really appreciate it.

I think UCLA would be a good place to seek help for your mom. Both of these pages show Meralgia Paresthetica in their lists. I wasn't able to find any references for Meralgia Paresthetica and UCI.

Diagnoses - Peripheral Nerve: https://www.uclahealth.org/neurosurgery/diagnoses-peripheral-nerve
Meralgia Paresthetica: https://www.uclahealth.org/neurosurgery/meralgia-paresthetica

You might just want to give them a call and discuss your mom's symptoms and see if you can setup an appointment for her - https://www.uclahealth.org/neurosurgery/contact-us

Mayo Clinic Network does have a location in Southern California but I'm not sure if they have any services related to Meralgia Paresthetica or neurology. Here's a page that talks about Palomar Health. It might be worth calling them as I believe Mayo Clinic affiliates have access to Mayo Clinic resources and doctors for collaboration.

-- https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/first-california-member-of-the-mayo-clinic-care-network/
-- https://www.palomarhealth.org/

Thank you so much for this valuable information. I really appreciate it.
It has been a long and lonely journey to find the right help for my mom and i felt it was going no where at all.
I will look into it.
Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Jamie

My primary care diagnosed me with meralgia paresthetica - at first it was extremely painful. I was told to make an appt with an orthopedic doctor since my xrays also showed hip arthritis. Because I was in so much pain and could not get an appt for weeks, I decided to try a chiropractor. Research on the web showed that neuro chiropractors were successful at treating this. I found one (specializes in treating nerve pain) and went last week. She used ultrasound and that night I had my first sleep without pain. Since then I have mild pain off and on, she said it would take a few visits. You definitely want to get a medical diagnosis of course, but its something to consider to help with the pain.

Thank you so much for your response. These information will help us a lot. Thank you.

Hi Arizona anyone I need help. Ive done the thinking, unfortunately our medical personal in my area , like about 20 of them and supposedly qualified only seam to here what they all ready read up off of the last miss diagnosis. So mad and frustrating the last 4 months been. Anyway I degress sorry.

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Do you know yourself about meralgia paresthetica or know of anyone (surgeons) that is familiar with procedures relating too MP meralgia paresthetica?
I feel crazy almost. I've seen neurologists that dont have a clue what a trapped pinched nerve ca n feels like. If your curious how I can be sure of this fact I'll happily share if ask

For some it can mild and then there's some that can take an ordinarly healthy mind body and spirit then turn your life into real life nightmarre but doesnt or in my case anyway not even 1 minute relief since showed up. You never wake up. I honestly never thought I would entertain some of the crazy thoughts that have crossed my mind more than once lately .
Please lmk ty gus.

Hi @goodairgus, I can see that you are desparate for answers. Hopefully members of the community who have experience with meralgia paresthetica can offer guidance and share what helped them. To help you connect with others like @steeldove @lotsofpain @ellenos and others, I moved your question about finding an experienced medical professional to this existing discussion.
– Meralgia Paresthetica https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/meralgia-paresthetica/

Please note that I removed your personal phone number from your message as this is a public forum. Members should use the secure private message function to safely share contact information. I appreciate that you are willing to even give a monetary reward for help. Members on Connect share tips and offer support without monetary benefit. 🙂

If you would like to seek expert care at Mayo Clinic, you can submit a request or call the Arizona campus. Click this link for more information http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

I have been to mayo. They didn't know and diner tried twice to simply ask a damn question is it to much help and would rather waist 3 hours of life apr. Going threw all the new patient bs only to ask neurologists if they are familiar with procedures related to meralgia paresthetica?
You see a simple answer to this,? Yez or no tells me what need yo knife before I waist another minute hearing do this do that but know we dont ask questions. I'm actually going to go public with my absolute discus that has been my experience one professiol after another in last 5 months.
Not a one heRs my exact symptoms . Stupid me knowing better thought I was going to get help. it was I late one night about w months o into if, this way when I see. About 12 by then.
Anyway I googled the main symptoms complained of . I can tell you stories . Like the one who told me that i was. Mistaken after i explained to here the anatomy of why I so sure . Now I did not expect her rebuck,, lack of empathy and very hard of being able to listen??
Jhres what heard. Most of the time the short version . You have sciatica oh I do. Hug that's funny says here in your medical bookth that nerve gos down back of leg not the front. This is about time they do d reasons not help and frankly that is fine with me. Only 2 or 3 handled the visit just owned it, I dont k ow that condition. I'm so tired of hearing this. Supposedly it's not that rare. Oh yeah some say its weight related. Such BS. It may be a factor sure but rarely I'd my believe that it causes it. I have good argument that would maybelcoykd this miss info.

I was hoping called the neuro science of mayo I could trust or ask a ? I thought being forced to waist more life!
I am mad frustrated even you say want help but dont, you j6st wan make harder for me to get help!

I am from AZ - I don’t think I have your nerve problem but who knows as I have SFN all up and down my left side, thigh included. Where have you gone here? I don’t think anyone here is trying to make it harder, just protect you from unsavory people that inhabit the internet.